Still Sipping Summer Cocktails – Of Course!
Labor Day may have come and gone but fall is not officially here until Saturday, September 23rd. There are plenty of warm days ahead and opportunities to gather with friends and family. Mix up some cocktails to keep that summer soiree feeling going.
Here are ten refreshing recipes to enjoy whether you’re planning a backyard BBQ or a laid-back gathering with friends and family. We’ve got you covered with fan favorites from producers such as PATRÓN Tequila, Grand Marnier, Campari, and more.
Sgroppino
Ingredients:
-2 oz Riondo Prosecco
-0.5 oz vodka
-1 scoop lemon sorbet
Method: Add the prosecco, vodka and lemon sorbet into a chilled bowl and whip until foamy and velvety. Pour into a white wine glass.
Website: Riondo Prosecco
Grand Margarita
Ingredients:
-0.75 parts Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
-1.5 parts Tequila
-0.75 parts Fresh Lime Juice
-0.25 parts Agave Nectar
-Lime wheel to garnish
-Salt Optional
Method: Fill a wide, shallow dish with 2-3 mm of fine salt. Cut a lime in half at the width and rub around half of the rim of a margarita glass. Cut a thin, crosswise slice from one of the lime halves for garnish. Holding glass upside down, dip wet half delicately into the salt. Shake Grand Marnier, tequila and lime juice with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into glass and apply lime garnish to the rim.
Website: Grand Marnier
Patrón Silver Ranch Water
Ingredients:
-1.5 oz Patrón Silver
-.75 oz lime juice
-12 oz bottle of sparkling mineral water
-.75 oz Citrónge Orange Liqueur (optional)
Method: Combine Patrón silver and lime juice in a Collins glass filled with ice.
Top with your preferred sparkling mineral water and stir gently to combine.
Website: Patron Tequila
High Roller Margarita
Ingredients:
-1 1/2 oz Tequila Cazadores Extra Añejo
-3/4 oz Grand Marnier
-3/4 oz agave nectar
-3 wedges lime
-3 wedges lemon
-1 wedge orange
Method: In a cocktail shaker muddle limes, lemons and orange. Add the rest of the ingredients with ice, shake and serve up in a cocktail glass.
Websites: Tequila Cazadores and Grand Marnier
Patrón el Cielo Spritz
Ingredients:
-1 oz PATRÓN EL CIELO
-2 oz Chilled Pinot Grigio or Provençale Rose Wine
-3 oz Chilled Ginger Ale
Method: In a white wine glass with cubed ice, build all ingredients, stir to combine.
Garnish with a fresh orange wedge – squeeze and drop into the glass.
Website: Patron Tequila
The Macallan Garden of Legacy
Ingredients:
-40ml The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old
-30ml Pink Grapefruit juice
-10ml Sugar syrup
-Pinch of sea salt
-Top up with soda or tonic and garnish with a pink grapefruit wedge
Method:Combine all ingredients in a tall glass, and add ice. Top up with soda or tonic. Garnish with a pink grapefruit wedge.
Website: The Macallan
Nolet’s Berry Independent Punch
Ingredients:
-1 1/2 cups NOLET’S Silver Gin
-1/2 cup Chambord Liqueur
-1/2 cup Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
-2 1/2 cups Lemonade
-1/4-1/2 cup Simple Syrup
-1 cup Blackberries or Blueberries
-1 cup Strawberries
-1 cup Raspberries
Method:Puree fruit in a blender and strain out solids or juice fresh berries in a juicer. Mix berry juice with NOLET’S Silver Gin, Chambord, and Maraschino Liqueur with lemonade in a large pitcher or punchbowl. Taste for sweetness and adjust with simple syrup as needed. Add ice to the mixture, and serve over ice with fruit or floral garnish in a rocks glass.
Websites: Nolet’s Gin and Chambord Liqueur
Nolet’s Silver Botanical Daisy
Ingredients:
-2 oz. Nolet’S Silver Gin
-0.5 oz. Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose
-1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
-1 Tbsp. Maraschino Syrup
-Club Soda
Method: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add NOLET’S Silver, Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose, lemon, and syrup. Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with soda water. Garnish with 2 Maraschino cherries.
Websites: Nolet’s Gin and Ketel One
Negroni Sbagliato
Ingredients:
-1 part Campari
-1 part 1757 Vermouth di Torino Rosso
-1 part Cinzano Prosecco
Method: Stir first two ingredients with ice in a glass. Top with prosecco. Garnish with an orange slice.
The ‘3-2-1’ Aperol Spritz
Ingredients:
-Ice cubes
-Aperol
-Cinzano Prosecco
-Soda Water (served from siphon or chilled bottle)
-Slice of orange
Method: In a stemmed balloon glass full of ice, combine 3 parts of Cinzano Prosecco followed by 2 parts Aperol. Add 1 part or a splash of soda water, stir gently if needed and garnish with an orange slice. The end result should be a uniform, perfect orange color.
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